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Table 2 Pregnancy related characteristics of the study population (n = 921)

From: Determinants of poor utilization of antenatal care services among recently delivered women in Rwanda; a population based study

Variables

n

%

Pregnancies before the latest one (n = 889)

 First time pregnancy

288

32.4

  ≥ 2 pregnancies

601

67.6

Type of ANC facility visited (n = 915)

 Health center or dispensary

887

97.0

 District hospital

12

1.3

 Referral hospital

7

0.8

 Private clinic

8

0.9

 Other

1

0.1

Responsible health care professional during first visit (n = 896)

 Nurse/midwife

822

91.3

 Doctor

74

8.7

Who accompanied pregnant woman during first visit to ANC clinic (n = 914)

 Husband

746

81.6

 Mother, family member or any other person

19

2.1

 Community Health Worker

45

4.9

 None

104

11.4

Time walking to ANC clinic (n = 892)

 5–30 min

349

39.1

 31–60 min

267

29.9

 1–2 h

195

21.8

 2–3 h

68

7.6

  > 3 h

13

1.5

Place of delivery (n = 919)

 At home or on the way to a health facility

47

5.1

 Health center or dispensary

582

63.3

 District hospital

230

25.0

 Referral hospital

50

5.4

 Private clinic

10

1,1

Did you attend ANC clinic during pregnancy?

 Yes

910

99.5

 No

5

0.5

Number of Antenatal care visits (n = 915)

 1 visit

23

2.5

 2 visits

94

10.3

 3 visits

380

41.6

 4 visits

380

41.6

  ≥ 5 visits

38

4.0

Antenatal care (ANC) visits (n = 920)

  ≤ 2 visits

122

13.3

  ≥ 3 visits

798

86.7

Antenatal care (ANC) visits (n = 920)

  ≤ 2 Visits + 3 visits but none during first trimester of pregnancy

317

34.5

  ≥ 3 visits

603

65.5